New chief judge assumes bench on Makah Tribal Court

NEAH BAY — The Makah Tribal Court trial of five whalers will get back on track soon under the direction of a new chief judge.… Continue reading

Thursday forum to discuss state of Port Angeles school buildings

PORT ANGELES — Few Port Angeles schools have sufficient numbers of smoke detectors, many have plugged leaks, and most electrical systems are at maximum use.… Continue reading

Bills helping local farms market foods locally clear Legislature, but will they stand budget test?

OLYMPIA — Mo McBroom wants the state Legislature to deliver a tonic to Washington's blueberry patches and beet fields — and school lunches. She also… Continue reading

Kessler concedes defeat on taping bill — for this year

OLYMPIA — Rep. Lynn Kessler says that her bill requiring city councils and other local governing bodies to record their closed-door, or executive, sessions is… Continue reading

Non-Native teaching Quileute tongue-twisting language

LAPUSH — Every word spoken in Quileute breathes new life into the ancient Native American language. That's the perception of anthropologist Jay Powell, who has… Continue reading

Program diverts woman from prison — and meth

PORT ANGELES — Sometimes you've got to put in more than years to become a grownup. Kashine Meyer has done the time and then some.… Continue reading

Trees a crowd in downtown Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The city must deal with the trees lining Water Street — some that could break and fall, others that block the splendor… Continue reading

Council reaction to Port Angeles mayor’s prison idea mixed

PORT ANGELES — Mayor Gary Braun thinks it'd be a good idea for Port Angeles to consider hosting a prison — should the possibility ever… Continue reading

Miniature mountain base for winery’s fountain

PORT ANGELES — A mountain in miniature, a hunk of 1,600 pounds of raw jade polished here and there to bring out varied hues of… Continue reading

Port Angeles council to hear Rayonier update

PORT ANGELES — The City Council will hear an update Tuesday on a community redevelopment project for property owned by Rayonier Inc. The 75-acre site… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools to serve beef again

On Tuesday, the Port Angeles School District will join North Olympic Peninsula public school districts Crescent and Sequim in putting beef on the menu. All… Continue reading

‘Holy smokes, the sky was black’: barn full of flammables burns

AGNEW — When Helen Willey heard the loud explosion, she rushed outside her home off Kitchen-Dick Road. "Holy smokes, the sky was black," she said,… Continue reading

1855 treaty trumps law in Makah whaling, defense will argue in hearing for five whalers

TACOMA — The names and faces will be different, but the issue will stay the same: Does a federal treaty trump federal regulations? The Treaty… Continue reading

Forks mayor expects decisions soon on three employees on administrative leave

FORKS — Mayor Nedra Reed will make a decision soon about the fate of three Forks Police Department employees placed on paid administrative leave for… Continue reading

Petition for Jefferson PUD to take over electricity service at 25% of goal

PORT TOWNSEND — A group petitioning voters to give Jefferson County Public Utility District the authority to provide electric service has gathered about 25 percent… Continue reading

Three finalists selected for Sequim Citizen of Year

SEQUIM — One of three finalists will be named the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce 2007 Citizen of the Year during at luncheon on Feb.… Continue reading

Two mills to stay idle this week, but one to reopen

PORT ANGELES — K Ply and Interfor Pacific Inc. lumber mills will remain closed this week, leaving their combined 230 employees continuing to collect unemployment.… Continue reading

Carousel built in Port Townsend heads for town still recovering from Katrina

PORT TOWNSEND — Bill Dentzel's "Carousel by the Olympic Sea," a dream that has spun in his mind since 1984, is on its way to… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road contract awarded

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK— A $12.7 million contract to repair 12 miles of Hurricane Ridge Road has been awarded to Lakeside Industries of Port Angeles. The… Continue reading

Jail remodeling halfway finished

PORT ANGELES — The project to expand the Clallam County jail by 30 beds — and 30 percent — is about halfway to completion. What… Continue reading